News, 11/9/23

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    POLICY / LEGISLATION

III.   FORENSIC EVIDENCE
IV.   CLERGY ABUSE
V.    SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS
VI.   SEXUAL HARASSMENT

VII.  CASE STORIES
VIII. COMMENTARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

 

South Africa: Help free up government buildings for women’s shelters, MPs urged

https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/11/09/help-free-up-government-buildings-for-womens-shelters-mps-urged/

 

 

UK focuses on child safety at the start of new online regime

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/uk-focuses-child-safety-start-new-online-regime-2023-11-09/

 

 

Canada: More charges laid against men accused of dozens of sex crimes involving minors

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/humby-escott-more-charges-1.7023506

 

 

Canada: Judge denounces 'epic failure' by B.C. government social workers in child protection case

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-judge-denounces-social-workers-child-protection-case-1.7022867

 

 

 

 

POLICY / LEGISLATION

 

Maine's highest court to hear arguments on sexual abuse statute of limitations

https://fox23maine.com/news/local/maines-highest-court-to-hear-arguments-on-sexual-abuse-statute-of-limitations-roman-catholic-diocese-of-portland-lawsuits-child-sexual-abuse-supreme-court

 

 

 

 

FORENSIC EVIDENCE

 

Tennessee’s long rape kit processing times cut in half after jogger’s 2022 killing exposed delays

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-rape-kits-backlog-delay-bill-lee-fb202ef2f04f268dc57c47318397922e

 

 

 

 

CLERGY ABUSE

 

Younger US Catholic priests increasingly identify as conservative, says new report

Researchers also noted "a significant proportion of American priests say that they had 'personally experienced sexual harassment or abuse or suffered sexual misconduct' during their formation or time in seminary."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/younger-us-catholic-priests-increasingly-identify-conservative-says-new-report

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

 

Australia: AFL club Western Bulldogs ordered to pay $5.9m to child sexual abuse victim Adam Kneale

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-09/afl-western-bulldogs-child-sexual-abuse-compensation/103085628

 

 

 

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

 

Sharon Stone Says a Former Sony Boss Sexually Harassed Her During ’80s Office Meeting

(Trigger warning)

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/sharon-stone-sony-boss-sexual-harassment-exposed-penis-1235784284/

 

 

Taiwan's #MeToo moment: Women speak out against sexual harassment

(Video)

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20231109-taiwan-s-metoo-moment-women-speak-out-against-sexual-harassment

 

 

 

 

CASE STORIES

 

Jury finds man not guilty of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/antarctica-assault-trial-mcmurdo-station-27acca2c90cbe981e4dcbcb375d4d0b1

 

 

Arizona: Court cites clergy-penitent privilege in dismissing child sex abuse lawsuit against Mormon church

https://apnews.com/article/mormon-sex-abuse-de446ad8212b6ca50ecbaaf222c35e7e

 

 

LA Reid is sued by former music executive over alleged sexual assaults

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/la-reid-is-sued-by-former-music-executive-over-alleged-sexual-assaults-2023-11-08/

 

 

Woman sues ex-Grammys CEO for sexual assault and accuses Recording Academy of negligence

https://apnews.com/article/portnow-grammys-sexual-assault-recording-academy-17c23cc93aeb1a5cebf4392956aca494

 

 

Former Meta employee tells Senate company failed to protect teens' safety

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/former-meta-employee-tells-senate-company-failed-protect-teens-safety-2023-11-07/

 

 

Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/video-chat-service-omegle-shuts-years-user-abuse-104759547

 

 

 

 

COMMENTARY

 

UK: 'There's disgusting behavior at my branch' of McDonald's

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67093982